2016-04-15 Fri

Rama Navami is a festival which celebrates the birth of the god Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, one of the oldest avatars of Lord Vishnu. Today marks the end of the nine-day Chaitra-Navaratri celebrations.

Recital of Akhand Paath, bhajans, kirtans and distribution of prasad after the puja and aarti is done on this day. Community meals are also organized. Temples are decorated and traditional prayers are chanted together.

Over the years, many coins were minted featuring Lord Rama. Hindu temple token or Ram Tanka were used for religious purposes. They are made for religious pilgrims who carry it for good luck and to seek blessings from the gods. Akbar issued a beautiful half-mohur with Ram-Sita on one side and Persian inscriptions on the other.